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"I’ the same response that she used to use when they were kids and he tried to taunt her into doing so a chance, a real chance, on hi each other, but if things didn’t work out between theiven their history, she could wind up hating hi her heart This was a really bad idea, she berated herself inwardly as she looked into his beautiful emerald eyes and worried her bottom lip between her teeth She should just push hiot in over her head, but really, when had she ever done the s when it caood idea," she said, needing to at least pretend to show good judgood judgment were usually never around when it came to Connor At least this ti up in jail Well, she hoped that she didn’t

"I think it’s a great idea," he said, pressing a kiss against her forehead before he leaned back and focused all of his attention on her broken hand When he gingerly picked up her hand and pressed soer, she couldn’t help but frown as she looked down, but between the ht, she couldn’t see ?" she asked when she felt hiof his shoulders as he turned his head and pressed a swift kiss against her stunned lips

"I’m sorry, what the hell is this now?" she demanded, sure that she’dIt will give you plenty of tiet used to the idea," he explained as if it wasn’t a big deal when it was a very big freaking deal

"I can’twhat else to say and wishing that she’d said it with a little ain, she should have known that Connor wouldn’t take it personally

"Yes, you can All you have to do is show up, sign the license, and say ‘I do’" he mused as he leaned in to steal another kiss

"No, I can’t," she stubbornly said, leaning back away fro that he had her sitting on a narrow railing

"I tell you what, Rory," he said, wrapping his ar her close until she had no other choice but to put her hands on his shoulders to help support herself and when she did, her breath caught in her throat as her eyes landed on that tiny diaer

It was so beautiful

"You give ether and if you still don’t want to marry me by the time the manor is done then we’ll call it off"

"Oh?" she asked distractedly as she grudgingly accepted the fact that she never wanted to take the ring off her finger "And how exactly do you plan on convincingyou fall in love with me, Rory," he said softly as he leaned in and kissed her in a way that wasn’t fair

"Wear the ring, Rory and if you don’t fall in love withoff and I’ll never bother you again," he swore against her lips

Aftertorain should make her happy, but it didn’t She honestly didn’t kno she would be able to function without hiive hied in such a short period of ti The snore his veto, but she didn’t want to do that

"You really think that you can make me fall in love with you in less than fiverin that she loved